Who I Am In Christ Devotionals

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light, for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth. Test and prove what pleases the Lord. Ephesians 5:8‭-‬10 For His Pleasure I was once darkness. Now I am light in the Lord. That's not "Super Christian;" that is me. Paul is telling the whole Ephesian church that they are light in the Lord.  I am light in the Lord. Yet, I only understand that a little bit.  I know that it includes things like honesty, wisdom, and courage. All of which I feel I lack. But see, He has begun a good work in me. And by His grace, I desire for Him to keep doing it. Never stop! Now what I think is happening is that the Lord is growing a capacity in me for these things, but I don't always see it. He is making me good. He is making me honest. He is making me righteous.  Why? For His own good pleasure. That’s why. He shows what He can do with me, and then, others get excited about...

  I am sure of this, that he who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6 I Am Light I am a believer. God loves me. He has called me out of the darkness into His glorious light.  I love God. I surrender to Him today.  And He works. When I pray, He is already at work. He is everywhere present at the same time, so sure, He is in Heaven, working and ruling, but He is right here. Right now in this place. Working. On me.  He is patient with me. He knows I am dust. (Psalm 103:14) He has already justified me in the courts of heaven. But the cleansing process takes a long, long time. It took a year to prepare Esther for the king. The Lord is taking a lifetime to prepare me for His court.  And there are days when I feel like I have blown it so badly that He is done with me. Or that I never was his. That's a lie from the dark. But I was once darkness. NOW I AM LIGHT. (Ephesians 5:8) For His Purposes He is not...

Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 Catch My Drift I am a child of God, yes! And it’s beautiful. Yet, sometimes I stray. I drift. I wander. Maybe just a little ways at first. Then, I can find myself so far, so fast that I wonder what hit me. I just walk off like a two year old in the mall. But there’s a thing that happens. When I get used to walking in the light, I understand it better, I look for it, I breath it. I believe Jesus is with me. I see because of the light. And I can start to see my drift. And because of my memory of deep and lasting hurt, I can go back, seeking him, knowing that I certainly can depend upon Him. At all times. Every single day, good or bad. So at my best, I encourage, in my spirit, a quick return to Him when I’ve gone off. A Friend With All of the Answers And at my best, those wanderings get smaller. And I can only see th...

Jesus spoke to them again: “I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 CSB Anyone Who Follows What do I believe? Do I believe my savior only when it's easy or when it's hard too? He says He is the light of the world. That's not too hard to believe. Then, He says this: Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness... Just about any believer has read that dozens of times if not hundreds. "Will never walk in darkness." Why can I feel like I walk in darkness then? I think that's a fair question, right? I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that if I am walking in darkness, it's not because Jesus did something to cause it. I'm going to say the light is always available. But maybe I'm blocking it. The Light is Right Here I'm blocking it by believing something that's just plain wrong. Here's one: I can sin this one time, and I'll b...

For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that it may be revealed that his deeds have been done in God. John 3:19-21 Walking in the Light Believers come to the light. I am a believer in Jesus, the light. I am a child of the light (1 Thess 5:5). I want to be in the light as He is in the light. Yet, I don't always feel so "lighty." I can feel so foggy. One day, I can feel like I've stepped into the light. No denial. Honest. Walking in the Spirit. The next, I feel like a vampire when the sun comes up. But He keeps working. The verse says that he who does the truth comes to the light, that it may be revealed that his deeds have be DONE IN GOD. Like a Sailboat Taking Credit for the Wind My confession: When I walk in the light, I so much want to take credit! It is a constant struggle for me to be humble. I've been learning that when this pride comes on, to co...